- In Nevada, data released by the department of education today revealed that new school policies have increased graduation rates and reduced truancy and school discipline. However, bullying incidents were up significantly from the previous year.
- In Texas, schools in the Houston area are taking proactive safety measures in regards to violence on school campuses. The activities include drills designed to prepare students and teachers for threat of a shooter on school grounds. All schools are required to participate in a minimum of eight crisis drills.
- In Michigan, legislators are implementing a school bus safety pilot program with the testing of a more visible school bus warning light system. The goal is to reduce student injuries when driver miss the warning and pass by buses as they stop.
- Recent U.S. Department of Education school safety data shows overall decline of school killings.